Car



May 1s, 1924. 1,493,576

W. W. VENABLE CAR Filed July 3l. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l E n? iilA Illh. l.. l

A TTORNE YS May 13 1924.

W. W. VENABLE CAR Filed July H31. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4 INVENTOR WW @mz/5l@ W I TNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented May 13, 1924.`

UNITED sTATEs tisana -Partnr arrasa.

CAB.

Application mea my s1', 192s. serial no. s547365.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WAL'roN VENABLE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Charleston, in the county ,of Kanawha and State' of Vlest Virginia, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Cars, of which the following is a specification. y

This invention relates to improvements in cars of the type of mining cars or the like, and has for its object to provide a car which is strong and durable, and rigid in all respects and irrespective of the direction 'or manner in which strains and forces act upon it, the car at the same time having suiicient flexibility and resiliency topermit it to follow an uneven'track.

A further'object is to -provide a car having these advantages and which may bel strength of the car .and its component parts to its weight is very high, the car being extremely. strong and durable while of comi paratively light weight.

Other objects and advantages ofthe inventi-on reside in certain novel features of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, in Whic Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a car constructed in accordance with the present invention, il

Figure 2 is a view thereof inside elevation,

Figure 3..is a view in longitudinal verticalsection, f

' Figure 4 is an'endview, and

Figure 5 is a view in transverse vertical section, y

Figure 6 is a detail perspective view of an end gusset.

Referring to the drawin wherein for the sake of illustration is s own the pre ferred embodiment of the invention, the numerel 10,designates generally the bottom of the car which is made up of a. number of boards 12 laid together inedge to Bdg,

relation, and in assembly. disposed insu stantially the same horizontal plane.` For the greater part of its extent the bottom comprises but a single layer of such boards 12, but atlitsends' and et the point to ,whichA the draft is applied reinforcing boards 13 are arranged on the underside of certainof the boards 12, threev such reinforcing boards 13 being provided at each end of the car. Bumpers 14 comprising 'curved metallic plates of channel cross section are arranged at each end of the car and embrace and are secured to the adjacent portions of the boards 12 and 13, and assist in'holding the boards 12 and 13 assembled aswell as carrying out their function' as bumpers.

A draw bar 9 extends from bumper to bumper, the draw bar being accommodated in a groove provided therefor inthe bottom 10 and having its ends riveted to the bumpers 14 and its intermediate portions riveted to each angle bar 23 hereinafter described.

Metallic sides 15 are provided and extend along each side of the bottom, each side 15 having' along its lower edge an iro-turned 'flange 16 which is received in rabbeted or notched edges 17 lof the side boards 12., l

Metallic ends 18 extend between the ends of the sides 15, and these ends and sides are organized and secured to each other and to the bottom in a novel land advantageous mannr which will hereinafter more fully appear.

g t regular intervals along each side 15 and along each end, and within the bed defined by the bottom, side and end, are arranged and preferably four suc gussets are provided for each side and two such gussets are provided for each end, the side the end gussets at 19. These gssets rare ssetsv all f identical construction except as to one particular'hereinafter pointed out, and

each includes a vertical ange 21 of rectangular form which in the assembly is disposed' flush against the side or end with which the gusset is associated, and a vertical dan e 22 which extendsat right angles tothe ange 21 and Iwhich includes a portion 22a of triangular formation and a portion 22h of rectangular formation. The an es 22 of the gussets extend inwardly of the d vdefined by the sides, ends and bottom, as shown in the drawings. The flanges 21 of the ssets are secured'by rivets or ics other suita le fastening means to the side i or end wall with which the gusset is associated and the rectangular portions 22 of the flanges 22 of the four ssets 20 which are associated Vwith each si e are riveted or otherwise suitably secured to transversely l 90 gussets being designated generally at 20 and extend from one side to the other of the bed of the carand include horizontal flanges 24;'lying flush against the bottom boards `12 and vertical flanges 25 having 1portions lying flush a ainst the 'rectangu ar portions 22b of the anges 22. of the gussets secured to the sides and riveted or otherwise'suit- 'bar 23 and on the underside of the bottomnected by connecting. bars 42 tions 43 snugly fittin'gharound the intervening washer bars26.

ably secured to these rectangular portions. Below each` transversely extending angle is atflat ,washer bar 26, there being onesuch washer bar for each angle bar yand the washer bars and angle bars being in verticall alinement. The washer bars are secured to the horizontal flanges v24 by bolts and nuts, rivets or other suitable fastening means which extend through the washer bars 26, the interposed boards 12, and the horizontal flan s 24 of the bars 23.- Washers are preierab y'associated with the fastening means, especiall if bolts and nuts are used. The washer ars 26 are of integral construction except the endwasher bars which are designated at 27 and which are madeup of a number of sections, this particular construction being made necessary b y virtue of the :tact lthat at the ends of the car the central ortions of the bottom are made up of two ayers of boards 12 and 13, as previously described., The lower ends of the gussets 19y are flan ed as at 19 and the fla es 19 are `suita ly secured to the bottom oards. l As shown in Figure 1 the reinforcin boards 13 are held in position and organized with the bottom boards 12 b the fbum ers 14 by sections of the washer ars 27 an by angle bar 28 suitably secured to the boards 13 and tothe bcttomboards 12 by fastening means 29. rlhecorners of the car are rigidly connected by metallic corner pieces 30 of angular formation, the anlges of the corner pieces,` being. secured or fastened .to

'the end andk side walls, by 'rivets or other suitable fastenin means. The metallicv corner pieces or ang es 30. extend down to overlapV and protectthe corners `of the wen bottom.

The running ar o the car includesl axles 35 journaled in earings 40 carried by bearing brackets or mounts 41 secured to the underside of the door boards 12'and concured tothe bearin brackets 41 and to the floor boards 12 i which have odset pore axles 35 are pl:`

' close to the bottom ofthe car and the whee guarded and protected by 45 mounted on the axle are accommodated in part in. openi 46 formed in the bottom boards 12, te parte of the wheels which rotate within the bed of the car being guard or cap plates 47 arranged within the and se-1 cured in position by -lu d8 and risa-.vi

walls, a plurality of tr t:

' 'masacre cooperable with the. wheels of one pair and' each brake band `bein pivotally connected at one end to a brac et 56 and pivotal] connected at its opposite yends to a cra 57 of an o erating shaft 58 rovided'for each brake and 56, and rotata ly mounted, as at 59, on theunderside of the car.Y lThe shafts 58 vextend to the adjacent end of the car and 4at such yend are provided with cranks 60 which are connected by links 61 Ito an o erating lever 62 fulcrumed, as at 63, on t e end wall of the car and cooperable with the toothed angle plate 64 for the purpose of holding the'operating lever 62 in any position to which 1t may be adjusted.

I claim o 1 4In a car of the character described, a bottom comprising a number of boards laid together in edge to edge relation and having their upper side edges notched, metallic sides supported onthe bottom and having their lower edges inturned and received in the notches ofthe bottom boards, end walls extending between the side walls and gus-l sets associated with the side and end walls and each including angularlyy extending `vertical flanges,- each gusset is disposed flush a ainst and secured to the side or end wal with which the gusset is associated, and the other of which flanges of each gusset extends at ri ht angles to the first flan and a lurality of transversely extending angle ars arranged within the bed defined by the bottoms, side and ends with theirl horizontal flan e lying flush against and secured to the ottom boards and with their vertical -flanges engaging and secured to the angularly extending flanges of the gussets of the sidewalls,` and washer bars disposed belowy the horizontal flanges of the angle bars and connected thereto. Y

2. In a car of the character described, a bottomcomprisinga number of boards laid together in edge to edge relation and having their upper side edges notched, metallic si es supported on the bottom and having their lower edges inturned and received in the notches of the bottom boards, end walls extending between the side walls and gussets a'ssociated` with the side and endwalls and including an larly extending vertical flan one of w ich ilanges of each gus set 1s disposed flush against and secured to the side or end wall with which the sset is associated and the other of w ich ilan of each gusset extends within the bed defined by the bottom, side and end ey extending' one of which flanges of angle bars arran d within said bed with their horizontal anges secured to the bot-- tom boards and with their verticalflanges engaging and secured to the angularly extendin flanges of the gussets secured to the si e walls, washer bars disposed below the angle bars and connected thereto, and' running gear for the car having axles disposed immediately below the bottom boards,

,the bottom boards having openings,l said running, gear also including wheels mounted on the. axles f and operating in part throu vh the openings in the bottom, ana

cap p ates arranged upon the bed and protecting and guarding the wheels. I

3. ln a car of the character described," a bottom comprising a number of boards laid together in edge to edge relation and hav ing their upper side edges notched, metallic sides supported on the bottom and having their lower edges inturned and received in the notches of the'bottom boards, end walls extending between the side wallsI and gussets associated with the side and end walls .and each including angularly extending vertical flanges, one of which anges'of each gusset 1s disposed ilush against and secured to the side o r end wall with which the usset is-.associated and the otherv of.

whic flanges extend at right angles. to the first flange, and a plurality of transversely extending angle bars arranged' with the bed 'defined' by thev bottom, side and ends with their horizontal flanges lying flush against and secured to the bottom boards and with their vertical flanges en agin and secured to the angularly exten ing anges of the gussets secured to the side walls.

4.. In a car'of the character described, a

bottom, including a plurality of boards arranged in the same horizontal plane and laid against eachother in edge tov edge relation, sides and ends mounted on the botcurved umpers comprising metallic plates of angular cross section embracing the adjacent dportions of adjacent bottom boards and a jacent portions of the reinforcing boards and secured thereto.

wmLiAM w'ALToN VENABLE. 

